Mitsumune. Mitsumune. Mitsumune.

His name is Mitsumune Sakai. The name he was adorned with on the day of his birth. Micchan or Mitsu-kun for short. Mitsumune is the proper one, the reserved one. The quiet one, the clean one. The name defines him, shows that he is not Tokimune, okay? We look the same, but we act different.

He is Mitsumune.

He was Mitsumune.


Tokimune. Tokimune. Tokimune.

His name is not Tokimune Sakai. He is Mitsumune, but for the sake of keeping this unstable world under some semblance of control, he is Tokimune. He does not want to be this façade, to be hidden under this suffocating cloak of lies turmoil. He wants to scream until his throat hurts; he wants to cry under his eyes are red and puffy. The fake smile is always plastered on his face. The introduction is routine, robotic, hurtful, untrue.

"Hi. I'm Tokimune Sakai."

Tokimune doesn't exist. Mitsumune does.

No – Mitsumune doesn't exist. Tokimune does.


Mitsumune. Mitsumune. Mitsumune.

He wants to be known as Mitsumune again. Nanaki Village will allow him to be who he wants, be who he actually is. Life will start over here, he just knows it. Everything will fall into place beautifully, fit together like the perfect puzzle. The world will do what he wanted it to do for so damn long: return to normal.

He'll be known as Mitsumune again.

He did not expect it to go downhill so, so quickly.


Tokimune. Tokimune. Tokimune.

He still thinks about Tokimune. He can never truly forget him, though he has tried many a time. The memory of his brother is forever engraved in his mind. Tokimune is a part of him. They are intertwined in all aspects, each living on within the other. Mitsumune will always be Tokimune's twin brother and vice versa.

He cannot bring himself to hate Tokimune. He never could, he never can.

But that…thing, that monster, is not his brother.


Mitsumune. Mitsumune. Mitsumune.

To be acknowledged as Mitsumune brought a pang to his heart. But he couldn't stay, no matter how much he wanted to stay. He had to return to Masaki. He had to return to Hayato. He had to return to the others and help them, save them, safely release them from their Nanaki. The weight of the world was placed upon his shoulders and he will bare it until he can bare it no longer.

He can do it now.

He'll face this challenge as Mitsumune.


Mitsumune. Mitsumune. Mitsumune.

His name is Mitsumune Sakai.


'Ello, 'tis be Inuyasha with my first Mayoiga fanfic. Well, not my first, as I've started writing others, but the first I posted to this site. I'm planning two more called Traîtresse about that little revelation with Koharun and I'll protect you, which deals with Hayato and his obsessive, controlling nature.

(ohmigawd I just love Mitsumune so much and his backstory brings me so much sadness. #MitsumuneProtectionSquad, anyone?)

Anyway, I hope you all enjoyed this. I'd wanted to write a fanfic about this for a while, and I think it turned out well (maybe).